Pike County Courthouse - Zebulon, GA
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Pike County Courthouse located on US 41/19 in Zebulon, GA.
Waymark Code: WMA57A
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2010
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The Pike County Courthouse, built in 1895, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The courthouse is built in the Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival architectural style. The courthouse is a two story brick building with a wooden clock tower over the main entrance.
Pike County:
Created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822, from Monroe County, Pike County originally contained part of Spalding, Upson and Lamar Counties. It was named for Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779- 1813), leader, in 1805, of an expedition to trace the Mississippi River to its source. Later he explored the interior of Louisiana. Made a Brig. Gen. in 1813, he was killed at Toronto, Canada, while commanding American forces there. First officers of Pike County, commissioned Feb. 25, 1823, were: Willis Whatley, Sheriff; John H. Broadnax, Clk. Sup. Ct.; William Myrick, Clk. Inf. Ct.; Joel Moore, Coroner. James Lowery, Surveyor, was commissioned Jan. 9, 1824.
Source: Georgia Historic marker - GHM 114-2
Street address: Courthouse Sq Zebulon, GA USA 30295-0377
County / Borough / Parish: Pike
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Government / Courthouse
Current function: Government / Courthouse
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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